Overview

Neurocritical care as a subspecialty has grown rapidly over the last 20 years with the advent of newer monitoring and diagnostic techniques and therapeutic modalities in a variety of brain and spinal cord injury paradigms. This handbook will serve as a quick reference guide to all health care providers in a neurocritical care setting. Since time is of the essence in the rapid diagnosis and timely therapeutic interventions for these patients, this book provides an algorithmic approach to making a clinical diagnosis using ancillary investigations to confirm the diagnosis and provide appropriate management of acute neurologic diseases. Tables and illustrations help provide a quick and easy bedside reference and give a practical approach to the management of these patients.

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Author:   Anish Bhardwaj ,  Marek A. Mirski ,  John A. Ulatowski
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   2004 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781588290786

ISBN 10:   1588290786
Pages:   337
Publication Date:   25 May 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781603274906
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Coma and Altered Consciousness.- Encephalopathy.- Intracerebral Hemorrhage.- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.- Cerebral Edema and Intracranial Hypertension.- Traumatic Brain Injury.- Postoperative Care.- Ischemic Stroke.- Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis.- Brain Tumors.- Hydrocephalus.- Spinal Cord Injury.- Infectious Disorders.- Neuromuscular Disorders.- Status Epilepticus.- Blood Pressure Management.- Airway Management.- Analgesia, Sedation, and Paralysis in the Neuro-Intensive Care Unit.- Neurologic Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit.- Nutrition.- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome.- Brain Death and Organ Donation.- Ethical Issues and Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapies.

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This is a worthwhile pocket tool for the junior practioner in the ICU. - Doody's Health Sciences and Book Review Journal

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